On the Real Side: Laughing, Lying, and Signifying--: The Underground Tradition of African-American Humor That Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor
On the Real Side: Laughing, Lying, and Signifying--: The Underground Tradition of African-American Humor That Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor
A comprehensive history of African-American humor, from Slavery to prime time, this thoroughly documented account tells how a comic tradition grew out of slavery and reamined underground for a century, finally triumphing over white stereotypes to make America laugh. Illustrations; photos.
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A comprehensive history of African-American humor, from Slavery to prime time, this thoroughly documented account tells how a comic tradition grew out of slavery and reamined underground for a century, finally triumphing over white stereotypes to make America laugh. Illustrations; photos.
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